Looking unique means standing out because you have made up your own mind about what is stylish and what isn't. It's not about following the trend, the populars or the mean girl. It's about knowing what looks good on you and reflects your personality style. It's also about not getting hung up on fashion as the only source of demonstrating your self worth. Here are some ways to dress uniquely should you happen to be a preteen girl.

Steps

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Go through everything in your closet. Throw out anything torn (unless you like ripped jeans), stained, or that no longer fits nicely. If you don't like it, and want to avoid spending money on new clothes, keep clothes that are outdated, that you might not like, to see if you can incorporate them into a new outfit or repurpose them with sewing tricks. Donate anything you can't use, but make sure it's still in good condition.

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Look around at styles and decide what you like. Examine what you like and make a list. Then decide on a scale of 1 to 10 how much you like it. For example:

Go shopping and pick up some clothes and accessories. Pick up things that fit your categories.The higher up it is,the more you need from it. In example above,the person would be mostly indie and vintage clothes, a few girly clothes and a few fancy stuff. Remember that accessories can easily change the style/look of your outfit.

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Keep it all age appropriate. Maybe you really like emo hair, but dyeing it at your age is not recommended (black hair dye is especially unsafe). Instead you could just get layers. Maybe you really like fancy stuff but you shouldn't spend many dollars on one single dress. Avoid high heels, or showing your bra or underwear, body-con clothes, tattoos, piercings other than ear piercings, mini skirts, short shorts and dyeing your hair.

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Make your own stuff (D.I.Y.). If you know how to knit, then you could make a headband. You can patch clothes with them, make a necklace, a bandanna, etc.

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Mix and match. Love those studded black belt, pink tank top, and black skinny jeans? Put them together and add a cute pair of flats for a girly punk look. Just make sure you don't look too tacky. Zebra print with a plaid skirt is a bit too wild.

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Be confident. You might be wearing the latest clothing, but you'll look awful if you frown, slump, and talk badly about yourself. Instead, relax, have good posture, and smile. Good grammar comes in handy too.

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Be unique. Making a fashion statement is always cool but you'll look like a poser if you act like everybody else. Be yourself, be unique, be nice, and people will flock to you. Even if they don't, you'll be a strong and confident individual who doesn't need others to confirm your worth.

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Tips

If you're doing this in the middle of the school year,always start out slowly. If you always wear sweats and t-shirts and come in wearing a skirt and tank top, you will be made fun of. Or, just brush off any rude comments; such people have nothing better to do with their lives and know very little worth knowing.

Never try to prove how unique you are or show it off. It's good to not always follow the crowd, but you'll just be labeled as a show off/weird/freak etc.